PS2 Tool The Basics

[unclejun]

what i meant was aside from the Possibility of a CPU change (to AMD for instance) and the RAM upgrade could 'any' other PCI card be used, or would it need to be the PCI815VE?

As long as linux runs on it, it should work.
There are two SBC PCI boards on ebay at the moment...

[port187]

The MMX card is more expensive then the Celeron/PIII one FYI.

$479 vs 395

I guess this is the actual card you 233MMX'ers have in your TOOL?

http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/3859

[unclejun]

It's not that exact model, the one I (and others) have is the PCI-586HVE-S.
You can find it here for less than 60€:
http://www.windowsce.com.cn/Productw.../mainboard.asp

The one you linked actually supports more cpu models (amd and cyrix clones) but with frequency from 75 to 200MHz only.

[port187]

It's not that exact model, the one I (and others) have is the PCI-586HVE-S.
You can find it here for less than 60€:
http://www.windowsce.com.cn/Productw.../mainboard.asp

The one you linked actually supports more cpu models (amd and cyrix clones) but with frequency from 75 to 200MHz only.

60 now thats a nice price ;) no more big worries with testing upgrades for you guys :020:

Here is another probably a good upgrade for the 233MMX owners out there:

http://www.ipc2u.com/catalog/P/PP/34977.html

180 euro *120 UK* shipping from Germany

But you will be able to supply it with the following sweet specs:

Intel Pentium M clockspeeds: 1.5 up to 2.26GHz cpu's
and 1GB of internal mem.

Even I am thinking about purchasing one, but still thinking about it as it should work fine but who knows lol maybe it doesn't :P

[Parris]

As of next week (or the one after) we'll have a new Tool member on AG. I traded my PS2 Tool with an AG user in Germany, who shall quite possibly introduce himself as time goes on.

In the meantime I am really busy pre-exams when I return to college at the end of the month, so will be trying to keep up with you guys and the on-going discoveries!

[jdc98]

Just a quick note to say thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread. As a new TOOL owner it has been worth it weight in gold! :thumbsup:

[Parris]

Just a quick note to say thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread. As a new TOOL owner it has been worth it weight in gold! :thumbsup:

Hey, congratulations! :thumbsup:

[DevL]

Just a quick note to say thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread. As a new TOOL owner it has been worth it weight in gold! :thumbsup:

:thumbsup:

[shadowfamicom@japan.com]

Howto Play Retail and Masterdiscs:

once logged in:

cd /usr/local/sce/bin
./dsedb -r
reset 2 100

(game should start on tv after a few seconds and debug info will be shown on monitor)

to exit the game: reset 0 0

[Thanks to Unclejun for this info!]

No matter what I try I always get

"
Unexpected Reply - type=BREAKR result=EXCEPTION
target program stopped. check the location by dr command
"
Same end result with burned games and retail ps2 US launch games. Any ideas?

[port187]

No matter what I try I always get

"
Unexpected Reply - type=BREAKR result=EXCEPTION
target program stopped. check the location by dr command
"
Same end result with burned games and retail ps2 US launch games. Any ideas?

I never owned a japanese tool, but if I remember correctly these were region locked (correct me if i am wrong) so maybe you should test a japanese master patched or original game if you own a japanese tool.
That or the software has been removed/damaged from your tool and you will need to have it replaced/reinstall it.

[Bjoern]

Jap.. i got a japanese tool.. its region locked.. so you need japanese or japanese Master Disc Patched games...

[SilverBull]

I never owned a japanese tool, but if I remember correctly these were region locked (correct me if i am wrong) so maybe you should test a japanese master patched or original game if you own a japanese tool.

You are right. Japanese TOOLs recognize master disks for all regions, but only retail disks for japan. On the other hand, american and european TOOLs recognize all master and all retail disks.

No matter what I try I always get

"
Unexpected Reply - type=BREAKR result=EXCEPTION
target program stopped. check the location by dr command
"
Same end result with burned games and retail ps2 US launch games. Any ideas?

Do you get any output from the PS2 side, like the network information screen when the TOOL boots?
Does it crash at the same address for all games?

You might have some luck by fiddling with the debug options. Some flag combinations you could try:

2 180 (2MB IOP)
f0002 100 (disable EE kernel parameter/context checking)

If this still doesn't help, you can disable DSEDB completely. Instead of using dsedb/"reset", call "dsreset f0102 170" (disable EE kernel checking, no ELOADP, disk start, IOP in test mode, no DECI2 over SIF, no host file access, no TTY).

[comicbooknerd]

Been thinking about getting some tool action myself, thanks for the thread its a good pile of info to help out!

[PS2toolFan]

its a celeron 533 :p